Suffering from Gastroparesis and applying for Social Security Disability
I recently had a client get approved for social security disability because she had severe Gastroparesis. She was hospitalized every few months for days because she had severe nausea and vomiting. We were able to win her case by showing the judge that the Claimant would miss more than a few days each month from work because she was hospitalized. Gastroparesis is a condition in which the stomach muscles are weakened or do not function well, impairing the digestion process. As a result, the muscles are unable to contract to push food through the stomach and the is then unable to properly digest food. The term gastroparesis refers to a “partial paralysis” of the digestive functions, usually because of damage to the vagus nerve, which controls the stomach muscles. Gastroparesis can be caused by conditions like diabetes and Parkinson's, certain medications or drug use, and irregular eating habits. Chronic nausea and vomiting and abdominal pain are among the earliest signs of gastropar